Bitcoin Ekasi

Building a #Bitcoin circular economy in a #SouthAfrican township | Cooperation, Support & Inspiration: @the_surfer_kids, @UnravelSurf, @BitcoinBeach & @abcptza

[Bitcoin Ekasi @BitcoinEkasi]

@geyserfund Thank you we appreciate your love and support

[Bitcoin Ekasi @BitcoinEkasi]

Check out these incredible kids from Bitcoin Ekasi learning how to navigate the digital economy firsthand! From picking out their favorite snacks at Jabulani Shop no. 3 to confidently paying using Bitcoin—the future of financial literacy is happening right now in South Africa. 🇿🇦

By making transactions fast, easy, and accessible, Bitcoin is transforming communities and giving everyday entrepreneurs and youth the tools to build a brighter tomorrow.

💳 Fast & Frictionless with The Bolt Card
In the video, you can see the kids making instant, seamless payments using The @bolt_card ! Powered by the Lightning Network, it works just like a traditional tap-to-pay debit card but without the heavy transaction fees or the need for a legacy bank account. It is a massive game-changer for bringing unbanked communities into the digital age.

🚀 Proudly Sponsored by BitcoinMoonFund
A massive shoutout and thank you to the @BitcoinMoonFund for sponsoring the organization and helping scale this ecosystem. Their incredible support makes it possible to keep onboarding local vendors, expanding financial education, and proving that a real-world Bitcoin circular economy works at a grassroots level!

[Stafford Masie @staffordmasie]

…LFG Inam!! 🙌🧡👊

[Daniel Batten @DSBatten]

Big shout-out to @BitcoinEkasi and @fedimint

You've probably heard the story. You may not have gotten what it means.

At the same time that Bitcoin was printing its worst month in four years, a township in Mossel Bay, South Africa was quietly building its own bank using Bitcoin.

Bitcoin Ekasi has run a circular economy since 2021: 50 kids in its surf program, their coaches paid 100% in Bitcoin, spending it at local spaza shops.

The piece that stayed unsolved was custody.

Some members will never manage their own keys, and a custodial app means trusting a company that can freeze or lose their money.

So they built community custody with Fedimint.

7 local guardians hold a 5-of-7 multisig and issue eCash that is instant, free, private, and simple enough for non-technical people to use.

The people least served by banks now hold sound money with no bank, no exchange, and no key to lose.

Why Bitcoin and nothing else?

No bank will build rails for a poor township, and the rand keeps eroding what little people can save.

Only open, permissionless, fixed-supply money let this community own its financial rails and run them itself.

Just imagine what would happen if other towns around the world folllowed Mossel Bay's recipe.

Adoption does not stop when the price falls. In fact, that's when the builders become easiest to see.

[Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town @abcptza]

Good morning.

American money printer go brrr - the rest of the world gets poorer.

Cantillon Effect.

#abct27

[Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town @abcptza]

We're inviting speakers to join us at the 4th Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town conference next year February 26th & 27th!

Submit your proposal here before 1st February 2027 👇
https://t.co/YtGkjjT0XS

#abct27

[Bitcoin Ekasi @BitcoinEkasi]

Inam battled through 2 rounds of tough competition today at the O'Neill SMTH Shapes Rookie Rippers in Ballito!!!

He's into the quarter finals tomorrow.

STOKED!!!!!!!
🧡🔥🌍😎

[The Surfer Kids Non-Profit @the_surfer_kids]

Super proud of Inam for making it through both of his heats today! 🌊👏

He's earned his spot in the U16 Boys Quarter Finals after showing incredible grit and determination in today's challenging conditions.

Wishing him the very best of luck for tomorrow 💙🏄‍♂️🙌

📸 @SASurfing

[Bitcoin Ekasi @BitcoinEkasi]

@ODELLXYZ @The_Cryptosquid @fedimint @start9labs @vryfokkenou 🫡🙏🏽🧡

[The Surfer Kids Non-Profit @the_surfer_kids]

Inam made his heat this morning and is through to the next round🏄‍♂️🔥 beautiful conditions but still very tricky out there🌊 Fired up for round 2🔥

[Bitcoin Ekasi @BitcoinEkasi]

Inam through to round 2!!! Stoked🔥🧡

[Chuma @ChumaMagusha]

Inam made his heat this morning and is through to the next round🏄‍♂️🔥 beautiful conditions but still very tricky out there🌊 Fired up for round 2🔥

[Bitcoin Beach @Bitcoinbeach]

What does a government do when 1.3 million people peacefully protest and won't stop? In Michael Ballweg's case, it arrested him, seized everything he owned, and held him in Stammheim prison for 9 months without a finalized charge.

In this episode, @Michael_Ballweg sits down with us in El Zonte to share the full story of how he built Germany's largest civil liberties movement, survived complete debanking and total asset seizure, and walked out of a 44-day trial with a full acquittal.

We get into what nearly 4 years of living on Bitcoin and cash only actually taught him about financial sovereignty, why El Salvador won over every other country he considered, and what it feels like to rebuild your entire life on a Bitcoin standard when the old system has already taken everything it could.

Michael also breaks down why he sees centralized AI as the next major threat to free speech, and why privacy protection and local AI tools are where he's putting his energy now that he's here in El Salvador.

If you care about freedom, sound money, and what it really looks like to opt out of a broken system, this one's for you!

Watch the full episode at the link below 👇

[Bitcoin Ekasi @BitcoinEkasi]

@abcptza @AquaBitcoin @LuthandoSABTC 👀😎

[LuthandoSABTC⚡🇿🇦 @LuthandoSABTC]

Good morning @AquaBitcoin🌄

@BitcoinEkasi

[AQUA Wallet @AquaBitcoin]

The JAN3 x AQUA shack in Mossel Bay, South Africa! 🇿🇦

A small business powered by Bitcoin, right in the heart of a circular economy built by @BitcoinEkasi. 🌊🐬

📸 Courtesy of @LuthandoSABTC.

[The Surfer Kids Non-Profit @the_surfer_kids]

With the contest put on hold until tomorrow due to heavy conditions🤯 we took a drive into the city with @TashMentasti and surfed some fun waves at New Pier🏄‍♂️🫶 awesome to see all the smiles in the water and such a diverse line-up❤️

[Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town @abcptza]

Good morning.

Sorry to break it to you.

#abct27

[Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town @abcptza]

Good morning.

If you want context, watch the movie called In Time (2011) then you'll understand this meme.

#abct27

[Bitcoin Ekasi @BitcoinEkasi]

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[Property Rights Defense Group @PRDG_ZA]

Constitutional Court (CC):

Precedent set!

Government and state organs should be held accountable for failing to meet their constitutional obligations.

Reinforcing formal property rights and private ownership against state failure 👍

https://t.co/fK71jYeXft

[Bitcoin Ekasi @BitcoinEkasi]

Inam paddling out for a contest today in 6-8ft conditions on the north coast, that's no joke 😳

[The Surfer Kids Non-Profit @the_surfer_kids]

Solid 6-8ft sets rolling in here at Ballito. It's going to be a challenging day for the competitors, looking forward to watching Inam give Ballito a Go!!🔥🏄‍♂️

The contest is currently on hold until 12PM CAT due to the heavy conditions. Hopefully we get to see some action today🔥

@SMTHShapes @RipCurlSA

#ballito #rookierippers #Shanana #Surfsup